Find out the odd one
A. Hiuen-Tsang: Acquired knowledge of Indian society through literature
B. AI-Biruni: Given valuable account about Harshavardhana
C. Megasthenes: Describes about the Indo-Persian relations
D. Ptolemy: Written a geographical treatise on India
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Which of the following statement is wrong?
A. Sunga dynasty was founded by pushyamitra
B. Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC
C. Ashoka invaded the Kalinga in 261 BC
D. Chandragupta Maurya earned the title of the Liberator
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Which of the following pairs of persons are correctly matched?
I. Chandragupta-II : Fa-Hien
II. Skandagupta: I-tsing
III. Harsha: Hiuen Tsang
A. I and II
B. I, II and III
C. I and III
D. II and III
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Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha the Rashtrakuta King?
A. Adipurana
B. Ganitasara Samgraha
C. Saktayana
D. Kavirajamarg
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Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Panini's great grammar the Ashtadhyayi?
A. It was most probably composed towards the 4th century BC
B. It was stated that with Panini the language attained its highest state of development and thereafter there was improvement only in its vocabulary
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
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Who was the last great ruler of Gupta dynasty?
A. Skandagupta
B. Kumaragupta I
C. Chandragupta Ii
D. None Of these
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Which among the following is correct
A. The capital of pandyas was Madurai
B. The capital of Gahadwal Dynasty was Kannauj
C. The capital of the Videha Kingdom was Mithila
D. All of the above
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Assertion (A): The Gupta period is often called the 'Golden Age' of ancient India. Reason (R): The Gupta rulers issued gold coins
A. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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Who built Brihadeshwara Temple at Tanjore?
A. Aditya Chola
B. Raja Raj Chola
C. Rajendra Chola
D. Karikala Chola
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Gandhara Art is the combination of
A. Indo Roman
B. Indo Greek
C. Indo Islamic
D. Indo China
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Which following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Ancient Sanskrit literature?
I. The works of Kalidasa include the Kumarsambhava, the Raghuvamsha, the Meghaduta, the Abhijnanshakuntalam are considered classics in field of poetry and style.
II. Bana wrote Harshacharita which is a biography of King Harsha and Kadambari.
III. Dandin wrote Dashakumaracharita (the tale of 10 prince)
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. I & III
D. All of the above
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Who among the following has written Malavikagnimitram?
A. Pusyamitra Sunga
B. Banabhatta
C. Kautilya
D. Kalidasa
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What was the capital of Avanti?
A. Gaya
B. Ujjain
C. Satna
D. Vallabhi
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Who is the author of Vikramakacharita?
A. Ravi Kirti
B. Mangalesa
C. Bana
D. Bilhana
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Which of the following is incorrectly matched (in Gupta administration)?
A. Bhukti - province
B. Vishya - state
C. Vithika - city
D. Gram - village
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The most famous Chera ruler was
A. Udiyanjeral
B. Nedunjeraladan
C. Senguttuvan
D. Sengannan
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The Vedic term vrihi stands for
A. Cotton
B. Wheat
C. Rice
D. Barley
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Vikram Shila University was founded by
A. Chandra Gupta Maurya
B. Kanishka
C. Dharampala
D. Pulakesin II
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Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to
A. Ganesh
B. Shiva
C. Durga
D. Vishnu
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Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related with the Kautilya's Arthashastra?
I. Kautilya's Arthashastra is a book on statecraft was written in Gupta Period.
II. Arthashastra was written in the fourth century B.C. by Kautilya, from which it appeared a tradition of writing on and teaching of statecrafts because Kautilya acknowledges his debt to his predecessors in the field
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I & II
D. None of the above
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